Born Free: Along the Lower Kinabatangan River
Ever since I shrieked with laughter through Redmond O’Hanlon’s Into the Heart of Borneo, I’ve wanted to go. Not trekking inland and eating odd things like he did, but a more muted, less spine-tingling...
View ArticleMisompuru Homestay: A Sabahan Adventure
The main road leading to Kudat in North Borneo is dotted with dogs: stray dogs, wandering dogs, dogs that belong to nearby farmers, all in danger of being hit by a car doing nothing guiltier than...
View ArticleThe Rungus Gongs of Sabah: Keeping a Tradition Alive
When Rohanah Kudat got married more than a dozen years ago, the last thing she expected was to become a custodian of an ancient craft. Her husband, a gong-maker, taught her the skills and today,...
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